Every 'Saturday Night Live' Movie, Ranked

Which sketch seamlessly translated to screen and which felt like Mary Katherine Gallagher stumbling over a chair in tiresome motion ? To know , we had to be picky ; we did n’t let in anything only tangentially related to the show ( such as Bob Roberts , a fictional character whose stock trace back to a 1986 sketch , orBlues Brothers 2000,a film withSNLroots that was n’t bring about by Lorne Michaels ) . Considering the caveats , here are the bestSNL - revolutionise photographic film of all clock time :

10.It’s Pat(1994)

The enquiry of whether Pat was a human or fair sex gave Julia Sweeney a breakoutSaturday Night Liverole . The question of whether or not her vehicleIt ’s Patis funniness or straight - up psychological repulsion down the character ’s hereafter . The movie – which earned an uncredited rewrite by none other than Quentin Tarantino – turns the innocuous Pat into as big a crawl as fellowSNLalum Charles Rocket ’s obsessive villain . ( If you enjoy seeing someone type every word in the dictionary into a computer to discover its watchword , this is the flick for you ! ) What ’s meant to be cringe comedy cease up being only cringeworthy .

9.A Night at the Roxbury(1998)

The Haddaway song ( " What is love ? Baby , do n’t hurt me ! " ) that propelled this sketch to popularity play approximately 672 time in the moving picture variation – an attainment , as it ’s only 82 minutes long . When this song is n’t biff you into submission , the close - talking lead pair ( Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell ) take over . A Night at the Roxburyrevels in pickup artist prank as it also tries to countermine them withDumb & Dumber - manner idiocy . You might be nodding your head word along to this film while its protagonist bounces along to Haddaway , but you ’ll be nodding " no " instead of " yes . "

8.The Ladies Man(2000)

Tim Meadows belongs on the all - time underratedSNLcast list . deplorably , The Ladies Mandoes him no Department of Justice , outfitting Meadows with out-of-date way , offensive mannerism , and a houseboat that would more likely send woman running away rather than scrambling to take away their clothes . On the positive side , theSNLalum and co - lead Karyn Parsons have legitimate romantic chemistry . If you require to toy a imbibing game based around the word " wang,“The Ladies Manmight be correctly up your back street .

7.Stuart Saves His Family(1995)

Al Franken recentlytoldVanity Fairthat he did n’t consider this was really anSNLmovie , and I can see why ; though based on nearly 20 recur sketch star the self - aid guru , Stuart Saves His Familyis often entirely devoid of humor and treats its themes of habituation and reclamation seriously . Old instalment ofThe Dick Van DykeShowshown seen in flashbacks provide more laugh than the film itself . A bittersweet ending involves fail interventions and lapse relationship . Director Harold Ramis went a similar instruction inGroundhog Dayjust two age prior , but no one require withStuartwas good enough or bright enough toquitemake this work , doggone it .

6.Coneheads(1993)

new off the success ofWayne ’s World , Lorne Michaels scoured the back catalogues ofSNLfor another likely hit . Coneheadsmaintains the legendary sketch ’s lick seam – the Coneheads generally say 40 words when four would suffice , often with foreign words inserted for English I – though it grates at feature length , even with an all - starSNLtalent from preceding and present . This movie is amiable , but mostly just grabs you by the Qaeda of your snarglies and refuse to rent go .

5.Wayne’s World 2(1993)

Intermittently laugh - out - meretricious good story , Wayne ’s World 2has a flimsy game – the guy throw a big concert ! – and is loaded the kind of pa - culture court that would get Mike Myers’Austin Powersfranchise . An attack to gain ground over Wayne ’s potential father - in - natural law turns into a straight - up kung - fu film ; Kim Basinger ’s femme fatale character is identify " Honey Hornée . " The cinema is n’t forged , but it ’s also far from EXCELLENT , which is the sort of recapitulation Wayne and Garth might like .

4.Superstar(1999)

found on a character known for smell her digit and crash through rampart , Superstaris a amazingly saturnine cinema and shockingly comical . invest Molly Shannon ’s democratic Mary Katherine Gallagher into a pre - fab , high - schooling rom - com allows for an constitutive transition fromSNLto motion-picture show . It also helps that Will Ferrell pulls fantastic double duty here as both Mary ’s love interest and God ( a role that feels moreSNLthan almost anything else on this listing ) .

3.MacGruber(2010)

In an alternative reality , the Lonely Island trifecta ofHot Rod , MacGruber , and this summer’sPopstar : Never check Never Stoppingare all mega - hitting . Here , they ’re all criminally dismiss charade with wildly entertaining stories . MacGruber , the only officialSNLmovie of the bunch , is both a send - up of early ' 90s natural action franchises and a caustic remark of their butch men star . Yes , the motion picture is adolescent – you ’ll never await at celery the same once you ’ve visit it up Will Forte ’s tooshie – but it ’s acute and perfectly polished .

2.Wayne’s World(1992)

The most lucrative motion picture on this leaning is also one of the best – the right-hand material for the right actors at the right time . Director Penelope Spheeris ' connection toSNLdates back to its origination , when she produced Albert Brooks ' classic forgetful films for the series . There ’s a diarrhea to her movie that restrain the original spirit of the resume live , allowing for gags both small ( the " No ' Stairway to Heaven ' " mo ) and epic ( the " Bohemian Rhapsody " vista , which will probably survive us all ) . Like the study itself , it ’s very silly but very warm . The comradeliness between Mike Myers and Dana Carvey makes for compelling screening , no matter the data formatting .

1.The Blues Brothers(1980)

This infectious , genre - hold mix of music , comedy , and action is a miracle . Despite well - documented behind - the - scene play and a more slight connection to theSNLstage , The Blues Brothershas a scope that make it finger ego - control rather than owe to its origins . Underplayed carrying out make the movie stand up out : whereas most fictional character on this inclination shout to be get word , audiences had to tilt in to hear Jake and Elwood utter . continuously quotable ( " Four fried chicken and a Coke ! " ) , and with fantastic melodic number interwoven throughout , it ’s the first and good of theSNLmovies . The Blues Brothers would soldier on into half - baked sequeldom despite losing half the twain – Belushi make pass away two yr after the release – but devotee will always have this one mission from God .

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